US-Colombia extradition treaty

The US-Colombia extradition treaty, formally the Extradition Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Colombia, was an extradition treaty between the United States and Colombia, agreed upon in 1984, that guaranteed the reciprocal extradition of offenders. The treaty was signed after Medellin Cartel boss Pablo Escobar had the Minister of Justice Rodrigo Lara assassinated, and it allowed for Colombia to extradite top drug lords to America for trial. This led to many criminals fearing that they could face justice in a US courtroom, which would likely favor imprisonment.